openDemocracy : It is nearly two years since Iraq was invaded. There proved to be no weapons of mass destruction. Elections have been held. What is your view now? Have you
On 30 January many Iraqis voted in their first direct multiparty elections since 1953. They did not vote for a president or prime minister but a National Assembly of 275
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Bush is back
Paul Rogers
Until the weekend I had more or less assumed that George W
openDemocracy has largely covered the story of the US presidential election from the perspective of what it means to the rest of the world. In this world media monitor, journalists,
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openDemocracy: Tell us something about yourself and conditions in Iran.
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This text is based on a roundtable discussion in the London office of openDemocracy on 17 May 2004, with Anthony Barnett and Caspar Henderson.
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Yahia Said: Yes, this is the new Iraqi mobile phone, part of the new Iraq, run by an Egyptian proprietor.
openDemocracy: So long